Path: ...!feeds.phibee-telecom.net!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed8.news.xs4all.nl!news.uzoreto.com!fdcspool6.netnews.com!news-out.netnews.com!news.alt.net!fdc3.netnews.com!peer01.ams1!peer.ams1.xlned.com!news.xlned.com!peer02.iad!feed-me.highwinds-media.com!news.highwinds-media.com!fx36.iad.POSTED!not-for-mail Subject: Re: How does macOS update compare to the other common consumer operating systems? Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system References: <030520210539476910%nospam@nospam.invalid> <030520212052403367%nospam@nospam.invalid> From: David Brooks User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10.15; rv:78.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/78.10.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Language: en-GB Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Lines: 54 Message-ID: X-Complaints-To: abuse@blocknews.net NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 04 May 2021 07:02:37 UTC Organization: blocknews - www.blocknews.net Date: Tue, 4 May 2021 08:02:36 +0100 X-Received-Bytes: 3412 Bytes: 3674 On 04/05/2021 05:08, paul wrote: > nospam wrote on 04.05.2021 03:52 > >> today brings yet another security update for older devices as far back >> as the nearly 8 year old iphone 5s: >> >> >> Available for: iPhone 5s, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPad Air, iPad >> mini 2, iPad mini 3, and iPod touch (6th generation) > > This question wasn't about iOS - it was and is about how macOS updates. > /(the same question was asked of each OS on all the other OS groups)/ > /The examples of the other OSs was to show an example of huge differences./ > > But if you're trying to claim iOS is updated either more frequently or for > longer periods of time than is Android - you're simply proving you're wrong. > > You don't know what you're talking about as you're ignorant of Android. > (All you Apple iOS game players are ignorant of both iOS & Android updates.) > > The fact is that some parts of iOS _are_ updated longer than some parts of > Android and yet the fact is some parts of iOS are not updated even close). > > You just don't like that fact (or you're completely ignorant of the facts). > > It's a fact huge parts of Android are updated far longer than anything in > iOS ever was (you're simply ignorant of how Android is updated because you > likely get all your Android information from Apple web site advertising). > > Apple web sites don't tell you huge portions of Android are updated forever. > > But this thread isn't about the fact iOS isn't updated forever like huge > portions of (over three dozen) core Android components are updated forever. > > This thread is asking specifically for information on how macOS is updated. > a- What are the component parts (and who supplies them to the consumer)? > b- What is the (typical) frequency of update of those component parts? > c- For what period of time are those component parts (typically) updated? > d- How does the consumer obtain those component parts (pull or push)? > > *Is there any one here who isn't completely ignorant about macOS updates*? I will help you, Paul. Please ask one specific question and I will try to provide the answer. -- Kind regards, David My pal 'philo' considers 'nospam' to be a troll/implant. I don't trust him either! ;-)